The Dream Journal

Chapter 3

A/N: it's back ;)

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Perrie paced back and forth, her hands at the top of her head, bunching her hair in her fists as she thinks.  God...this is so frustrating.

She suddenly stops walking, standing in one spot as the pounding in her head starts to slowly cease, her eyes glancing over to her nightstand where the stupid journal is placed, it mocking her as it just sits there.

"Why did I have to buy that stupid thing?!", she scolds herself, hitting the palm of her hand against her forehead multiple times as she chants 'stupid, stupid, stupid' to herself.

Though, she knows exactly why she bought the journal.  At first she was just looking for a cute little diary, her mother telling her that it would be a cool experiment to record her dreams, and it may be interesting in the future to look back on it and have a few laughs.

However, things escalated quickly when she found herself in front of a small and decrepit old shop, with a sign reading 'Dreams Emporium' hanging down from the roof.  The name of the shop was enough to spark her curiosity, and she found herself waltzing inside, purchasing a journal that the old woman behind the counter promised would ensure that all her dreams would have the chance to become reality.  Who wouldn't buy that?

She tested it out right when she got home, writing down something entirely random before closing her eyes to drift off into a peaceful sleep.  Sure enough, free ice cream and puppies made guest appearances throughout her dream.  She didn't think the journal would actually do as the woman promised...

But it did.

And now that's why she's in this stupid mess.  Sure she has everything she's ever wanted, but now she's in quite the predicament.  There was no instruction manual or tutorial that came with the journal.  She only knows how to get herself back and forth from her dreamworld and the real world...but she didn't know how to do that with anyone else.  She also didn't really have the time to experiment either, especially because dream Jade and real Jade despise each other, and she's sure that it won't be easy for dream Jade to let the real Jade anywhere near her at the moment.

"Princess?"  Speaking of the devil... "Princess, you should be sleeping.", dream Jade says, entering Perrie's chambers.

She didn't really want to be distracted by the knight right now, but she knew that it wasn't the girl's fault.  She planned this moment out in her journal...she knew this would happen at some point during the night.

"Then maybe you should leave me to it.", the blonde snaps.

"Is something troubling you?", dream Jade says, taking cautious steps forward, and Perrie can't help but welcome the girl's presence as she comes closer, resting her head atop the knight's strong shoulder as the girl wraps her arms around her waist.

"I'm fine, Jadey.  But, I am a bit tired."

Dream Jade grabs her hand, intertwining their fingers.  "I'll escort you to your bed, princess."

No, no, no, no....

"Okay.", the blonde says, smiling in return, letting the dreamy knight lead her to the bed, even though she knows it'll just lead to a distraction that she doesn't need right now.

They make it to the bed within only 5 steps, and they stand there, gazing at each other.  Perrie makes a move to sit on the bed, but dream Jade wraps a quick arm around her waist to keep her standing, leaning her face closer as their bodies melt into one another's.

"Would you like me to stay?", the knight asks, silently pleading for a chance to stay the night, and Perrie knows she's supposed to say yes, because that's what she wrote in the journal...but she doesn't have time for this...she shouldn't...